NWS Pueblo, CO

ALAMOSA METAR SITE, Colorado Experimental Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrice(PFM).

ALAMOSA METAR-ALAMOSA CO
37.46N 105.87W ELEV. 7620 FT
928 PM MDT SUN MAY 19 2013

DATE           05/19/13      MON 05/20/13            TUE 05/21/13            WED
MDT 3HRLY     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3HRLY     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

MIN/MAX                      29          63          29          66          32
TEMP                   39 33 29 46 58 63 59 48 41 34 29 48 61 66 64 52 44 38 32
DEWPT                  24 25 25 25 22 19 21 31 29 28 26 31 25 22 20 27 26 26 25
MAX/MIN RH                   85          19          91          18          77
RH                     54 72 85 43 25 18 23 51 62 78 88 51 25 18 18 38 49 62 75
WIND DIR                W  W SW NW NW NW NW  N  N  W SE SE SW SW NW  E  S  W  S
WIND SPD                3  2  2  5  8 11 10  9  8  4  3  8  6  9  5  4  2  2  2
CLOUDS                 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR                     10          20          20          10           5
CWR 12HR                      0           5           5           0
RAIN SHWRS                      IS IS IS IS IS             IS IS
TSTMS                              IS IS IS IS             IS IS
LAL                     1  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  1  2  2  1
HAINES                  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  3  3  3  3  3
10K WIND DIR            W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W SW  W
10K WIND SPD           14 14 14 21 12 10  9 11  8  8  6  8  9  8  5
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  5 11 13 11 <1 <1 <1 <1  3 11 13 10
T WIND DIR              N  W NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NW NW SW  W SW  W
T WIND SPD              9  5  6 12 11 10  9 11 12  8  3  3  6  9  8
SMOKE DISP             PR PR PR FR VG VG GD PR PR PR PR PR GD VG GD
CRTCL FWX POT           U  U  U  U  P  P  P  U  U  U  U  U  U  U  U  U  U  U  U


DATE           05/22/13  THU 05/23/13  FRI 05/24/13  SAT 05/25/13  SUN 05/26/13
MDT 6HRLY     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

MAX/MIN          74      35    76      36    76      35    75      35    74
TEMP          68 70 46   35 73 73 50   36 73 71 46   35 70 70 46   35 70 69
DEWPT         22 18 25   27 22 19 26   29 25 20 22   26 20 18 21   25 20 15
RH            17 14 43   72 15 13 39   75 17 14 38   69 15 14 37   66 15 12
PWIND DIR         S      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW
WIND CHAR       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW
POP 12HR          5      10    10       5     0       5     5       5     5

BELOW IS A WEATHER ELEMENT KEY FOR THIS PRODUCT

DAY 1 THROUGH 3...
MAX/MIN TEMP OR MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....MAXIMUM/MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE
TEMP(F).............................AIR TEMPERATURE
DEWPT(F)............................DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
MIN/MAX RH OR MAX/MIN RH(%).........MAXIMUM/MINIMUM HUMDITY
RH(%)...............................RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS)...........WIND DIRECTION
WIND SPD(MPH).......................WIND SPEED
CLOUDS(CAT).........................CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
     EXAMPLE: CL = CLEAR; FW = FEW; SC = SCATTERED; BK = BROKEN; OV = OVERCAST
CLOUDS(%)...........................CLOUD COVER AS A PERCENTAGE
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
WEATHER...
     TYPE...
       RAIN...........RAIN
       RAIN SHWRS.....RAIN SHOWERS
       TSTMS..........THUNDERSTORMS
       DRIZZLE........DRIZZLE
       SNOW...........SNOW
       SNOWSHWRS......SNOW SHOWERS
       SLEET..........SLEET
       FRZG RAIN......FREEZING RAIN
       FRZG DRZL......FREEZING DRIZZLE
       K..............SMOKE
       F..............FOG
     COVERAGE...
       IS.............ISOLATED
       SC.............SCATTERED
       NM.............NUMEROUS
       O..............OCCASIONAL
       S..............SLIGHT CHANCE
       C..............CHANCE
       L..............LIKELY
       WD.............WIDESPREAD
       D..............DEFINITE
       AR.............AREAS
       PA.............PATCHY
LAL(CAT)............................LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL
HAINES(CAT).........................HAINES INDEX
10K WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS).......10000 FOOT WIND DIRECTION
10K WIND SPD(MPH)...................10000 FOOT WIND SPEED
MIX HGT(THOUSANDS OF FT AGL)........MIXING HEIGHT
     EXAMPLE: 6 = 6000 FEET; 12 = 12000 FEET; <1 = LESS THAN 1000 FOOT
T WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS).........TRANSPORT WIND DIRECTION
T WIND SPD(MPH).....................TRANSPORT WIND SPEED
SMOKE DISP(CAT(KT-FT))...................SMOKE DISPERSION CATEGORY
     EXAMPLE: PR = POOR; FR = FAIR; GD = GOOD; VG = VERY GOOD; EX = EXCELLENT
CRTCL FWX POT........................CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL
     CRTCL FWX POT USES TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY, WIND, WIND GUST, AND HAINES
     EXAMPLE: U = UNLIKELY; P = POSSIBLE; L = LIKELY; S = SEVERE

DAY 4 THROUGH 7...
MAX/MIN TEMP OR MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....MAXIMUM/MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE
TEMP(F).............................AIR TEMPERATURE
DEWPT(F)............................DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
RH(%)...............................RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WIND SPD(MPH).......................WIND SPEED
     EXAMPLE: <15 = LESS THAN 15 MPH; 15> = 15 MPH OR GREATER
AVE CLOUDS(CAT).....................AVERAGE CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
WEATHER...
     SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS

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